25 ASOS hosts 2025 Chaos Challenge

Tactical Air Control Party skills challenge participants start an endurance race during a TACP joint service competition at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2025. Sixteen participants from three military services participated in the 5-day competition, testing nine separate tactical proficiency skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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25 ASOS hosts 2025 Chaos Challenge

U.S. Air Force Tactical Control Party Airmen locate simulated targets during a TACP skills challenge at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Sept. 24, 2025. Cadre graded participants on their precision airstrike and joint terminal attack controller operations during the challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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25 ASOS hosts 2025 Chaos Challenge

Tactical Air Control Party skills challenge participants exit a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during a joint service competition at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Sept. 24, 2025. Sixteen participants from three military services participated in the 5-day competition, testing nine tactical proficiency skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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25 ASOS hosts 2025 Chaos Challenge

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Control Party Airman fires an M9 pistol during a firing exercise for a Tactical Air Control Party skills challenge at Schofield Barracks Range Control, Hawaii, Sept. 24, 2025. Two-man teams tested their skills, physical readiness and mental toughness through nine tactical proficiency challenges over five days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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25 ASOS hosts 2025 Chaos Challenge

Tactical Air Control Party cadre pre-position on a hill at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii,Sept. 24, 2025. Cadre graded participants on their precision airstrike and joint terminal attack controller operations during the challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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25 ASOS hosts 2025 Chaos Challenge

Tactical Air Control Party members navigate an obstacle during a confidence course at Schofield Barracks East Range, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2025. The course was composed of various obstacles that were designed to challenge participants physically and mentally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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25 ASOS hosts 2025 Chaos Challenge

Published Nov. 24, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Tactical Air Control Party skills challenge participants start an endurance race during a TACP joint service competition at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2025. Sixteen participants from three military services participated in the 5-day competition, testing nine separate tactical proficiency skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)